Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 421 Bad news (two more in one)

Yongqiu, this is a county town. The county town is not big and ordinary, but it is very special because of its geographical location. It is located in the middle of Chenliu, surrounded by water belts and mountains, with Gaoyang Pavilion in front, Yuelong Mountain in the east, and Qiulingkou in the west. , are one by one pass that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

In addition, the rivers are crisscrossed, surrounded by waterways, and it is difficult for cavalry to enter. In other words, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Although it is not as steep as Sishui Pass.

But in terms of geographical advantages, I am afraid that the Sishui Pass will be more difficult to break through.

At any rate, Sishuiguan still had a place to deploy its forces to attack, but once Yongqiu defended the city, pinched the mountain pass, and stabilized the river, there would be no room for the enemy's forces to deploy.

The Kwantung Allied Forces were defeated again and again, even Chenliucheng was lost, and finally they had to retreat to Yongqiu.

If Yongqiu loses again, their morale will collapse in the end, and the alliance will naturally collapse.

Therefore, whether it is Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, or even Yuan Shu, they have abandoned their selfishness at this moment and worked together. They know when to fight internally and when to externalize.

"The imperial soldiers and horses haven't attacked our Yongqiu yet, did something happen?"

At the meeting of the coalition princes, Han Fu asked a little strangely.

Their coalition forces withdrew to Yongqiu, and you were ready for the first battle, but after the imperial soldiers occupied Chenliu, they did not move, and had no intention of attacking Yongqiu.

Naturally, they would not believe that the court would stop there.

Under such circumstances, they have only two guesses, either there is a problem within the imperial army, or the imperial army is holding back a big move.

"Maybe they have a way to defeat our Yongqiu?"

A prince said cautiously.

"impossible!"

Someone retorted: "The terrain here in Yongqiu is peculiar. As long as you pinch the passes of Gaoyang Pavilion, unless they can fly, it is impossible for them to cross the pass and approach the city!"

"Words can't be too full!"

Another person said: "When we were holding on to Chen Liu, we also thought that they would not be able to break through Chen Liu, but who would have thought that we would send out a whole force of troops from the north to cross the mountains and come in from the most dangerous place!"

"That's right!"

Hearing this, many people nodded in agreement: "Our coalition army is defeated again and again, and we can't lose again. This battle must be handled with caution!"

"Meng De, how do you think the court soldiers will attack Yongqiu?"

Yuan Shao pinched the bridge of his nose. He has been under a lot of pressure during this time. As the leader of the alliance of Kanto vassals, if he wins battles, he has a reputation. questioned his abilities.

This is not a good thing.

He can sit in this position, relying on the reputation of Yuan Shi, the fourth generation and third prince, but if his ability is questioned, then he will end up in ruins, a person who has a family but is incompetent, will not worthy of attention.

At that time, all the remaining shadows of the Yuan family will fall on Yuan Shu.

"A certain company doesn't dare to predict now!"

Cao Cao smiled wryly: "But if they attack Yongqiu, they will definitely test cautiously, and will not rush for quick success, because at this time they think they have the chance to win, so they will advance step by step!"

"Can we keep Yongqiu?"

Yuan Shu said pessimistically: "The soldiers and horses of the imperial court are pressing every step of the way, but the morale of our soldiers and horses is low. Even with the advantage of the terrain of Yongqiu, as long as they surround us for a month, we will be defeated without fighting!"

When he said that, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao immediately understood what he meant.

Food can only support a month at most.

The food in Yuan Shu's hands was accumulated when he joined the alliance. With the attack of the Suanzao, the food gathered by all parties lost a transfer point, and they could only rely on the previous food support.

Fortunately, Yuan Shu transported the food from the spinous dates to the south in advance, otherwise when the spinous dates were breached, they would run out of food.

"One month?"

Yuan Shao heaved a long sigh, the meaning was already very obvious, within a month, defeat should be turned into victory.

But how is it possible.

Not to mention the low morale these days.

Compared with the current military strength, it is very difficult for them to counterattack with the morale of the soldiers and horses of the imperial court.

"Report!" A guard rushed in.

"Say!"

Yuan Shao raised his head, looked at the guards, and said in a deep voice.

"Report to the lord, an hour ago, the imperial army attacked my Gaoyangting barracks!"

"what?"

Cao Cao jumped at the case: "Leader, a certain family will leave first, and return to Gaoyang Pavilion to face the allied forces of the imperial court!"

Gao Yangting was stationed by his soldiers and horses.

"Report!" Not long after, another guard rushed in to report: "Report to the lord, the imperial army is now attacking the mouth of the hill!"

"Is this going to be an all-out attack?"

The chief general of the Shanyang army and the prefect of Shanyang, Yuan Yi, said coldly.

The Sanyo Army was stationed at the mouth of the hill.

"The court rebels really can't sit still!"

"Looks like they're going to eat us in one bite!"

"What are you afraid of? How could the land of Yongqiu be breached by them so easily!"

"..."

All the princes spoke one after another.

"You princes, don't panic!" Yuan Shao kept the prestige of a leader, pressed his hand gestures, and said: "Although our army has been defeated repeatedly, I believe in the hearts of the heavens. We have a slight advantage, but as long as we work together, we will be invincible!"

He appeased the princes, and then began to say: "The most important thing now is that the ministries should not be chaotic. Surrounding Yongqiu is our last chance. As long as we defeat the imperial rebels here, we can counterattack them!"

"The leader is right!"

"With the geographical advantages of Yongqiu, we will definitely turn defeat into victory!"

Although the hearts of the princes are brilliant, they still hold some hope that they will not give up. They all hope that they can win, and if they win, they can be famous in history instead of being infamous forever.

"Then please go back to appease your soldiers and horses. We must work together in this battle, and I hope you will encourage each other!"

"Let's encourage each other!"

"Let's encourage each other!"

A group of princes began to return to their barracks, gathering troops and horses to meet the enemy.

……

……

Gaoyang Pavilion, this is a mountain, but the mountain is like a pavilion, with cliffs on the left and right, connected in the middle of the sky, the shape is like the courtyard of the pavilion, and the opening in the middle, like the entrance and exit of the pavilion, finally got its name.

At the mountain pass, a force attacked quickly and also retreated quickly.

Cao Ren Xiahou Dun looked ahead.

"Are they testing us?"

"Definitely is!"

"However, I feel that the strength of the attack is very strong, definitely elite!"

"Looking at the name of the banner, it should be the main force of the violent bear under the bandit shepherd!"

"In this way, the situation of our Gaoyang Pavilion's troops will probably be figured out!"

"Will the lord's plan be changed?"

The two looked at the retreating enemy army, and after a while of communication, their faces were all ugly.

"Zi Xiao, Yuan Rang, how is the battle going?"

Cao Cao rode his horse and came galloping from behind, and before he stopped, he reined in the horse directly, looked at the two favorite generals under his command, and asked.

"Report to the lord, the enemy army has retreated!"

Cao Ren reported: "There were no less than ten thousand soldiers attacking my camp, but they retreated after less than half an hour of fighting. I guess they were testing the strength of our camp!"

"Try?"

Cao Cao raised his head and looked ahead, as if looking at overlapping shadows: "You mean Chen Liu's army and Xuzhou's army are both attacking?"

"Their offensive is very fierce, and we have lost our sense of proportion!"

Cao Ren said in a low voice.

"If you can't hide it, you can't hide it!"

Cao Cao shook his head: "It was originally a whimsical plan. No one is sure whether we can counterattack Chenliu County. From now on, all of you should be careful and guard against me. Since I have already started to test, I am afraid that the day of the attack will be unwilling. In any case, I have no control over other places, but Gaoyang Pavilion is on guard for our troops, so there is no room for loss!"

"promise!"

The two generals surrendered.

……

Twenty miles outside Gaoyang Pavilion.

In a narrow valley, houses built of trees rose from the ground, occupying the entire valley. There were teams of elite soldiers and horses patrolling around the valley, and there were many bunkers.

This is a temporary headquarters.

In the meeting hall, Hu Zhao and others are discussing the military situation.

"Attack the hilly entrance first, it's best to break through here!"

"No, hitting the mouth of the hill will inevitably lead to the gathering of soldiers and horses around, and our gains outweigh the losses!"

"Let's attack Gaoyang Pavilion head-on!"

"The gap can be opened from the west. I observed the position of Yuelong Mountain. Although there is a mountain cover, it is best to break through after climbing over the mountains!"

"No, even if Yuelong Mountain breaks through, there is still a river across there. We don't have time to collect ships. Once the bridge is destroyed when they retreat, we will not be able to reach the city of Yongqiu at all!"

"..."

The discussions among the generals were in full swing.

They have been discussing for many days, but it is still very difficult to attack Yongqiu and completely wipe out the Kwantung Allied Forces.

Mu Jing came back from the outside, full of dust.

"Sir!"

"Meet the prince!"

Everyone quickly came back to their senses and bowed their hands to Mujing.

"On the battlefield, there is no need to be polite!" Mu Jing pressed his hands and walked up, seeing that they were discussing around this topographic map, he asked, "How did the discussion go?"

"My lord, I don't know the topography of Yongqiu here. I was shocked when I saw it. I thought the terrain should be flat and flat, but when I came in, I realized that all of Yongqiu is a hill. This is a hilly terrain surrounded by mountains. They are all undulating hills, whether high or low, but it has become the biggest trouble for our march, and there are too many terrains surrounded by water on the left and right, and the cavalry can't give full play to their advantages!"

Hu Zhao said with a wry smile.

Hearing this, Mu Jing was not surprised. He had been observing the surrounding area for several days, and he also commanded the Violent Bear Army's continuous feint attack, testing out the defense level of many coalition forces. Naturally, he understood the difficulty Hu Zhao said.

He thought for a while, but without speaking, his eyes were vivid, and he glanced at the silent Xi Zhicai.

Jingping's army had given up sweeping the north, whether it was the Yanzhou army or the remnants of Youzhou's army, it was not a good time at this time, and there was nothing worthy of Jingping's main force staying there, so Jingping's army had already moved into Chenliu.

However, Jing Ping's army has already consumed too much energy in the high-intensity combat during this period, and they are currently resting in Chenliu.

When resting, it is enough to have Zhang Liao sitting in charge.

Xi Zhicai naturally assisted Mu Jing to sit in the central army with all his strength. Don't look at Mu Jing commanding these soldiers like an arm, but he is still old and lacks majesty, so he needs more people to assist him in order to better command the central army.

"Under a strong attack, the gains will definitely outweigh the losses!"

Xi Zhicai said, "I suggest Wai!"

"Wai?"

All eyes fell on Xi Zhicai.

Hu Zhao understood Xi Zhicai's mind, which was comparable to his strategy: "What Zhicai means is that we should encircle but not attack!"

"why?"

Mu Jing asked calmly.

"The Kwantung Allied Forces are oppressed by us in the land of Yongqiu. It looks easy to defend and difficult to attack, but they are isolated from the outside world. Naturally, they cannot get the food and grass supported by the outside, even the food and grass in the land of Yanzhou and Yongzhou. !"

Xi Zhicai explained to everyone: "At this time, their food and grass will inevitably be tight. Even if Yuan Shu has prepared before, he can't hide much food and grass. I estimate that their food and grass will be in a hurry in one and a half months at most!"

Speaking of this, Xi Zhicai raised a sinister smile at the corner of his mouth: "The Kwantung princes are united and have a loose alliance. They have been fighting against the enemy, but they are driven by profit. Once the food is short, they will naturally collapse, and then they will lose without a fight. , we defeated the entire alliance army without a single soldier!"

"That's a good idea!"

"It is indeed a good strategy to win this battle without spending a single soldier!"

All the generals responded one after another.

Mu Jing was silent.

"Does the prince have any ideas?" Hu Zhao sensed Mu Jing's silence and asked.

"Zhicai thinks very well. If you kill one thousand enemies, you will lose eight hundred. If you don't fight and defeat others, it is naturally the best. It is scary to be afraid. Some people will not be reconciled!" Mu Jing said in a deep voice: "I don't think so. Yuan Benchu ​​and Cao Mengde are waiting to die!"

"The prince means that they will take the initiative to attack?" Xi Zhicai's pupils changed color slightly. He thought a lot, but he also entered a blind spot. An alarm bell sounded.

"I observed the strength of Gaoyang Pavilion today!"

Mu Jing didn't answer, but said a little to himself: "The soldiers and horses stationed at Gaoyang Pavilion don't look normal, logically, they shouldn't be stationed here with nearly [-] to [-] troops, but after the topographic map I saw , but I have a feeling that if we go out from Gaoyang Pavilion and unite with the troops from Qiulingkou, take this road, and then turn to the ferry, we can go straight to Chenliu County!"

"Chenliu County is behind us!"

"Once they counterattack successfully, we will fall into a dilemma, and we will be in a dilemma!"

Some of the generals peeped at each other.

"It seems that I didn't think carefully. I may not be able to surround it. I still need to take the initiative!"

Xi Zhicai said.

"By the way, I asked you to contact Dong Zhuo and let the Xiliang army attack. How would they answer?" Mu Jing asked suddenly.

He prefers the Xiliang army to take the lead.

But Mu Shan was not there, so the order didn't work.

He can only use the soft negotiation method of comparing prices, hoping to persuade Dong Zhuo.

"Dong Zhuo didn't see our envoy at all, he escaped from the camp!"

Hu Zhao said bitterly.

"The Xiliang army can't come out of the camp?" Mu Jing frowned. He always felt that this matter was tricky. Logically, Dong Zhuo shouldn't let it go at this time. If he knew that Mu Shan was not on the front line, he should take the initiative to take credit for growth. prestige.

"My son, my son, Captain Zhang Liao urgently reports!"

The personal guard Huo Shao hurried out from the outside and delivered an urgent report.

"Urgent report?"

Mujing opened it directly, and after looking at it, his brows furrowed even more.

"what's going on?"

Hu Zhao felt something was wrong and asked.

"Something happened!"

Mujing handed him the letter.

Hu Zhao took a look, Xi Zhicai also came up to take a look, Huang Shao and the other generals stood aside and didn't look at it, they all felt that Mujing's face was ugly.

"The Xiliang army is gone?"

Hu Zhao's face suddenly became gloomy.

The Jingping Army was stationed in Chenliu City, defending the rear flank of the army. The chief general was Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao wrote to Mu Jing that they found the camp of the Xiliang Army strange. The army disappeared overnight, and when he went to Zhaikong, he sent scouts to pursue him, but he never disappeared.

"how can that be?"

Xi Zhicai also changed his color slightly: "How could the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Xiliang disappear overnight, unless..."

"Unless they leave Chenliu!" Mu Jing said.

"But Chen Liu is surrounded by our soldiers and horses. No matter whether he goes south or north, he can't escape our eyes!" Someone said in a low voice.

"What if it is returning from the west?"

Mujing's sudden words opened the minds of many people.

"Withdraw troops from the capital?"

Everyone was startled, and looked at each other, exchanging some horrified eyes.

"I feel uneasy!" Mu Jing became manic: "Father may have something to do with the Xiliang Army when he returns to the capital!"

"Huo Shao!" He took a deep breath and shouted.

"exist!"

"Is there no news from Jing Wusi?"

"Not yet!"

Huo Shao shook his head.

"There may be changes in the capital, but what about the Kwantung Allied Forces in front of us?" Xi Zhicai asked in a low voice.

Such an opportunity.

The results of half a year of playing.

Seeing that the battle was successful.

At this time, no one is willing to retreat.

"beat!"

Mu Jing gritted his teeth and said, "I can't let all my previous efforts be wasted. This time we took the initiative to encircle and mobilize all our troops. In the shortest time, regardless of casualties, we defeated the Kwantung Allied Forces in World War I!"

Looking forward and backward is not his style.

He never gave up meat to his mouth.

"it is good!"

Everyone agreed, and they were not reconciled.

So the battle broke out early.

One day later, the four main forces under the Mu Clan, the Violent Bear Army, the Southern Army, the Baibo Army, and the Jingping Army, and the Jingping Army Mu Jing who was originally in Chenliucheng, all dispatched south to Yongqiu to attack Yongqiu at the same time, mainly from the north. Attack in a fan shape, attack Gaoyang Pavilion, Qiulingkou, Yuelong Mountain, Sifang Valley, Yongqiao...

There is also a Hun cavalry in the formation.

The war broke out in full swing.

Under the seven-day continuous assault, the Mu family's army relied on this strong morale to become more and more courageous as they fought.

Under the attack on the eighth day, the Kwantung Allied Forces in Gaoyangting fell into a semi-encircled state. Cao Cao led the army to fight fiercely. After almost half of the casualties, he was unable to deal with the storm from the main force of the violent bear. county seat.

So far in the first battle, the Kwantung Allied Forces had only one city of Yongqiu left. Yongqiu could only rely on the terrain outside to defend, but the city was not very strong.

At this moment, the defeat is imminent, and everyone in Yongqiu City is in danger.

But it was the most glorious moment for the Mu Clan. A bad news from Luoyang brought this victory to an abrupt end.

"Impossible, this is simply impossible!"

As soon as Mu Jing waved his army to break through the Gaoyang Pavilion, Jing Wusi sent a message. To be precise, it was a sad news that the sky had fallen. He was riding on the horse, spit out a mouthful of blood, fell off the horse, and fainted. .

Mushan is dead!

Three days ago, Mushan and Empress Dowager He had a private meeting in Changqiu Palace, and the emperor broke the news. In a rage, the emperor set fire to Changqiu Palace. This fire not only burned himself, but also killed him in Changqiu Palace. When the prime minister, Mushan and Queen Mother He, were brought together under Huangquan...

This is the official news.

And the news from Jingwu Division—the Xiliang army has rebelled!
(End of this chapter)